FIVE fashion items for anyone The best gifts come with a variety of designs and forms that can suit anyone
Photo C/O Unsplash By: Katie van Kampen, Contributor Finding the perfect gift while holiday shopping is hard and will likely be time consuming, nerve wracking and frankly, stressful. Clothing, in particular, is nearly impossible to get right. What size is the person you’re shopping for? What styles do they like? Do they prefer fitted or oversized? With so many variables to consider, you’re overwhelmed. To help you find gifts that...
A little vintage soul in this geek Downtown vintage clothing shop has more in store than a wardrobe
Photo by Kyle West By: Drew Simpson A maroon building nestled between shops on King Street East right before Jarvis Street is home to VintageSoulGeek. As the aged gold letters spelling out the shop’s name suggest, it’s a vintage boutique selling clothing, jewelry and accessories. Owned by couple Nik and Connie Bulajic, where Connie is the curator and Nik calls himself the shop boy or shop keeper. As the curator, Connie carefully picks...
SUPERCRAWL ’18 A recap of the festival's 10th anniversary on James Street North
In our latest issue, we caught up with some musicians, artists, designers, and chefs showing off their craft on the streets! Related Posts First Student Representative Assembly meeting of 2020 lasts just over 40 minutesTop five things to look forward to in the new yearIs there anything Jordan Henry can’t...
Streetwear sit down with Foreign Waves International and Zander Zander vs Foreign Waves
Photo C/O Foreign Waves International By Anastasia Gaykalova The Silhouette sat down with the creative mind behind Zander, Matthew Alexander, and Foreign Waves International’s designer duo, Michael St. Jean and Kadeem Jarrett, during Supercrawl weekend to talk about the Hamilton-based streetwear brands’ take on street fashion, their creative process and friendly competition. The Sil: How would you describe your brand in three...
The success of Hamilton’s first Black Hair Brunch Denoire Collective educates the community on embracing their locks without letting their hair down
Photos by Aaron de Jesus It took only one glimpse at Shaneece Jeffers and Esther Adjekum to notice their gorgeous hairstyles. As I sit down, I think about how us three black women are each confidently wearing our hair, wonderfully demonstrating some of the messaging Jeffers and Adjekum have been spreading in Hamilton. Jeffers and Adjekum are the creators of Denoire Collective, which aims to inform, educate and engage Black and Brown...
Out of the Past moves out of King Street Long-standing vintage store makes a new presence in Hamilton
Since 2000, Tammy Ziegler and her business partner, Stephen Connacher, have relocated their Hamilton vintage shop twice. The first move was a few shops down from their original location on King Street, but their most recent decision was a big jump to 308 Ottawa Street North. In an effort to avoid dug-up roads, traffic congestion and the uprooting of trees that will accompany the city’s looming Light Rail Transit project, Ziegler and...
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